Snow Francis’s words left me frozen in place.
I finally understood why Snow and the maid, Ms. Mars, had been acting so distant–Ms. Mars was nothing more than a cover. Snow’s real mother had passed away long ago!
And to make matters worse, Snow claimed to be an illegitimate child. This meant the entire situation was a scam.
Snow didn’t have a driver father–her father was Mike Francis!
“You are my real daughter, my only beloved daughter. Seeing you like this breaks my heart more than anyone else’s.”
Your mother was the love of my life, and I’ve always wanted to fulfill her last wish.”
I’ve been trying, but I didn’t expect Bella to come back after years abroad and become so formidable!”
Mike Francis laughed bitterly.
Their conversation shattered any lingering hopes I had.
I finally understood why, in my past life, they had teamed up to turn against me–the illegitimate daughter was actually the real daughter.
And I, the legitimate daughter, had merely been an obstacle for the illegitimate one to become accepted!
The next morning, I went straight to Mike Francis.
“I think the only solution now is for Snow to marry/David Gus. That way, there would be no talk of betrayal.”
I suggested, keeping my voice calm.
Mike Francis certainly understood this logic.
If I hadn’t made things so public, he could have married Snow off as though she were his real daughter, and the Gus family would have been happy too.
But now, nearly everyone in R City knew that Snow was nothing more than an adopted daughter, vain and opportunistic.
How could someone like her ever be worthy of marrying into the Gus family?
Mike Francis sighed deeply, waving his hand to signal that he understood.
I shrugged, offering my suggestion, though it was clear he was less than pleased with it.
After leaving his house, I went straight to my grandfather and told him what I had overheard.
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What? This is outrageous!”
Grandfather rose to his feet, furious.
Mike Francis, a son–in–law, dares to betray the family?”
“No wonder he treated the adopted daughter better than his own–she’s the illegitimate one!”
Grandfather was seething with anger.
He darkened his face, then picked up the phone and made several calls.‘
“Find out everything about Mike Francis and Snow’s family–every single detail!”
Grandfather had the money and resources to do so.
Besides, the person he was investigating was his own son–in–law, and there were plenty of people willing to help him.
In the days that followed, the first thing uncovered wasn’t Mike Francis’s past.
Instead, it was the news reports that had caused so much trouble, all of which Snow had orchestrated.
Multiple news outlets had received payments from Snow herself to spread scandalous stories.
No wonder I had found the details so carefully laid out at the time. It turned out, Snow had been using the media to manipulate everything in her favor.
After a while, Snow finally reached an agreement with the Gus family.
I didn’t know what kind of deal Mike Francis had struck with Mr. Gus to get him to agree, but soon the engagement was announced, and even the wedding date was set quickly.
On the wedding day, the city was buzzing with excitement.
The so–called prominent families were all sending their well–wishes, maintaining the façade of politeness.
But everyone knew this was nothing more than the adopted daughter marrying off.
I, of course, was present at the ceremony, but I was hardly there to congratulate them.
“You two really do make a perfect match.”
I said, my voice dripping with sarcasm, as I stared at the couple welcoming guests at the entrance.
Snow’s smile stiffened, but she forced a grin and welcomed me.
The ceremony proceeded as planned.
But after the opening speeches, when the wedding video was projected on the big screen, the atmosphere in the room shifted.
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I am the president of the R City Daily, and I admit the recent news about Honor Group was all manipulated by Mike Francis’s daughter, Snow Trancis!”
I am the director of the R City Media Center, and I admit that we were paid by Snow Francis to spread these stories. We sincerely apologize to Honor Group.”
There were several other apologies from different outlets.
These videos had been arranged by my grandfather, after all. Don’t forget, he was the true owner of Honor Group.
Snow’s actions had severely damaged the company’s reputation, and my grandfather wasn’t about to let that go unchecked.
The audience at the wedding was left speechless as they watched the big screen.
If anyone still didn’t realize that Snow had orchestrated this smear campaign to force my hand, they were truly
clueless.
I quickly switched to the next video.
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